Month: November 2012
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Grand Erie Schoolboard innovates with Parenting and Family Literacy Centres
Brantford ON – Grand Erie is excited to offer, for the first time, two Parenting and Family Literacy Centres (PFLCs) at Major Ballachey and Princess Elizabeth elementary schools in Brantford. These centres are places where parents and children can come to play and learn together, families can be introduced to the school system, and children…
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Letters To Silo- Concern Over Canada-China Treaty Agreement
Hello Silo, I think this is a very, very important non-partisan political issue. I believe it is imperative to get the word out to all Canadians. I hope The Silo will give it some publicity. It is about the Canada-China Treaty Agreement. This is a letter I got from Elizabeth May after I sent an…
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BenQ’s newest LED monitor- designed so reading is like ‘looking at paper’
IRVINE, California. BenQ America Corp. today announced that it has been named an International CES Innovations 2013 Design and Engineering Award Honoree for its all-white VW30 Series of vertical alignment (VA) LED monitors in the “Computer Peripherals” product category. Products entered in this prestigious program are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers,…
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Scottevest intro’s i-phone interactive tech fleece Jacket
Ketchum, ID – What happens when the greatest thing to ever hit SCOTTEVEST’s electronic shelves gets redesigned? We can’t wait to tell you… SCOTTEVEST, Inc. has been known for over a decade for our ingenious pocketed clothing marketed toward travelers, gadgetphiles, photographers, and urban adventurers. Over the years, each successive product improves upon previous versions,…
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Surviving Hurricane Sandy
Dear Silo- I live in Jackson, N.J., about 10 miles inland, and did not get the devastating storm surge from Hurricane Sandy. And yet, I have never experienced such a catastrophic weather event. High winds brought down thousands of trees, taking out power lines and crashing into homes. The destruction here is something I never…
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NORMANDY A Graphic History Of D Day
“What a glorious book, vivid, accurate, utterly bewitching.” – Alex Kershaw, bestselling author of The Bedford Boys: One American Town’s Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice Zenith Press and writer artist Wayne Vansant (Marvel Comics The ‘Nam) offer up 103 entertaining pages in the almanac sized Normandy A Graphic History of D-Day. Tastefully spread out over 15 Chapters,…
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First Nations reader sends letter outlining FIPA Canada-China trade concerns
November 1, 2012 His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D. Governor General Your Excellency: I am going to start with this quote i read today “I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to…